Zanjabeel Asim Shah

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Zanjabeel Asim Shah is a Pakistani screenwriter. She is known for writing scripts for television serials and working as head of content for several private network channels. She won the Pakistan International Screen Award for Best TV writer and was nominated three times for the Lux Style Awards. Her Drama Kaneez for A Plus TV is superhit with well known TV and film super stars.

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Career

Shah started her career in 2010, working at Geo TV, where she served as the head of production for several television serials. [1] She first wrote the series Saat Pardon Mein in 2012 for the same channel. She gained critical success with revenge-romance Marasim which revolves around the revenge of a mother through her son that she suffered as bride. [2] [3] She later wrote serials such as Yeh Mera Deewanapan Hai , about a romantic couple with a huge age difference between them, [4] and Balaa , the story of a limping girl who destroys others' lives due to her own insecurities. Balaa was a commercial success and earned her critical acclaim as well. [5] She also wrote mystery-thriller Cheekh and teen-romance Pyar Ke Sadqay , both of which gained her critical acclaim. [6] [7]

She also worked as head of content on other television networks such as ARY Digital and A-Plus TV. [1]

Notable work

Television

YearTitleNetworkNotes
2012 Saat Pardon Mein Geo Entertainment
2014 Bashar Momin
Marasim A-Plus TV
2015-16 Yeh Mera Deewanapan Hai
2018 Mere Bewafa
2018-19 Balaa ARY Digital
2019 Cheekh
2020 Pyar Ke Sadqay Hum TV
2021-22 Koyal Aaj Entertainment
2021 Fitoor Geo Entertainment
2022Dil Zaar Zaar [8]
Fraud ARY Digital
2022-23 Meri Shehzadi Hum TV
Tinkay Ka Sahara
2023 Hadsa Geo Entertainment
2023-24 Mein ARY Digital
2024 Noor Jahan ARY Digital
2024 Bismil ARY Digital

Awards and accolades

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